It’s a dramatic scene frequently repeated on television and movies — someone gets fed up with their friend or family member’s addiction, drives them to a drug treatment center, and
Why Are More and More Veterans Turning to Drugs to Combat Their PTSD? It’s no secret that an increasing number of American veterans are battling drug and alcohol disorders that
FDA Recommends that Naloxone be Prescribed to Patients In the throes of the opioid epidemic, the FDA is responding by recommending that Naloxone prescriptions accompany opioid prescriptions for at-risk patients.
How important is it to have a “sobriety coach” in order to kick the alcohol habit? In the celebrity spotlight, Courtney Love believes Lindsay Lohan is in desperate need of
To stop your drug or alcohol habit, you must change your thoughts. In the mythical werewolf legend, you can kill a werewolf with a silver bullet to its heart. In
New Coverage Added for Recovery Care We are happy to announce that The Carter Treatment Center is now including Tricare insurance in our accepted insurance coverage options. Tricare covers outpatient
Drug addiction does not happen overnight, and neither does recovery. There are no shortcuts to getting clean and sober, and the most successful rehab centers work hard to create a
Pain. Shame. Guilt. Grief. Devastation. Addiction wreaks havoc on a person’s mind, body, and spirit. It affects dignity, self-worth, and fosters isolation and secrecy. With so much focus on the
Addiction is not instantaneous. It happens over the course of months and years and often people look back and have no idea how it happened. Today, we’re going to break
A new study has been released by the Commonwealth Fund to reveal the rates of deaths and suicides from drugs and alcohol have reached an all-time high in the United
On July 24th, 2018, world-famous singer Demi Lovato was hospitalized for a drug overdose. The drug that triggered her serious health condition has not been disclosed to the public, although
On August 31, 2001, Sally J. Finn established the first Overdose Awareness Day in St. Kilda, Melbourne. Since that day, the event has grown into an annual international awareness campaign
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